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Grand Forks Nd

MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) instructor pilot.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

22nd Reconnaissance Squadron: Provides world class Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) airpower globally. Pilot-in-command of $16.9M MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA).- Senior leadership for 223 member division, achieved 86% mission success rate.- Developed and trained 35 member supervisor cadre. Directly led 60 member teams daily.- Organized and started a new division, increasing capabilities 57%.- Achieved combat success by planning, leading and executing complex, multi-ship precision attacks in dynamic, time critical conditions.- Drove continuous improvement: Authored training plans, academics and operating procedures. Wrote Excel, Access and other mission management software tools.Key skills: Leadership, UAV operations, Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs), attention to detail, organization, computers, critical thinking, results-driven problem solving, presentation and interpersonal skills.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

414th Combat Training Squadron: Organizes and executes Operation Red Flag, the world's largest air combat training exercise - $40M budget / 1,200 aircraft per year.- Senior division leader, supervised 27,000 airmen per year. Lead among eight supervisors. - Integrated 10-15 diverse, multi-national units into an integrated force flying 80 aircraft per mission. - Lead 10 successful exercises, using solid program management to define objectives, author scenarios, organize support assets, manage schedules, supervise execution, manage risks and evaluate participant performance. Professionally briefed over 200 participants daily- Ensured safe flying operations. Zero preventable accidents in three years. - Increased realism by implementing six venue improvements involving multiple agencies.- Incorporated continuous improvement by authoring improved procedures and academic materials.- Live-Virtual-Contructive (LVC) consultant, disseminated best practices to other training venues

Valdosta, Georgia

479th Flying Training Group: Provides beginning and intermediate flight instruction for over 475 US Air Force, Navy and allied nation pilots annually.- Achieved training goals by developing and maintaining a $35M / 36,600 sortie annual budget. Proactively anticipated issues and implemented solutions to deliver perfect end of year closeouts.- Managed 60 facilities projects, including a $3M sunshade repair effort. - Supported $9M effort to transfer 113 aircraft and 126 personnel to four separate bases.- Ensured full accountability of resources within 1,300 plans and equipment reviews.- Trained 250+ new fighter pilots, including the successful mentoring of 10 struggling students.

Anchorage, Alaska Area

90th Fighter Squadron: Provides world class F-15E Strike Eagle ($31.1M) airpower globally. Flight commander, multi-ship flight lead and pilot-in-command.- Led 15 member section, ensuring their tactical and professional development.- Perfect safety record. Daily supervised flight operations for five diverse squadrons.- Achieved mission successes in four different mission types. Defined objectives, planned, briefed, executed and analyzed aircrew performance.- Managed successful $3.4M fleet-wide airborne digital map system installation project. Interfaced with contractors, built software loads and instructed aircrew on operation and most effective usage.Expertise with: Fighter Data Link (FDL), GPS, datalink and laser guided weapons, Offensive and Defensive Counter-Air (OCA / DCA), Interdiction and Close Air Support (CAS) tactics.

Dayton, Ohio Area

Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) System Program Office (SPO): Provides engineering and test management for the JHMCS through development, production and deployment.- Lead test manager, drove budget and execution of entire $8.8M test program.- Integrated a multi-organizational engineering and customer team (two services, four fighter aircraft, and two prime contractors/sub-systems) into a single design, development, engineering, change management and integration test effort - 350 sorties across five test sites.- Moved the program from "high" to "low" within six months, recognized for "best teaming seen." - Chaired large working groups and rewrote Test and Evaluation Master Plan.Experience with major defense systems including the F-22, F/A-18, F-16, F-15C and AIM-9X.

Dayton, Ohio Area

B-2 "Spirit" Stealth Bomber System Program Office (SPO): Provides engineering and test management for the $1B B-2 bomber through development, production and deployment.- Project manager for $15M, 210 flight hour test budget.- Collaborated with engineering teams to consolidate test plans, saving $10.3M and 56 flight hours.- Directed $12M program to plan infrastructure and build instrumentation of follow on B-2 flight test.- Developed and implemented division-wide review processes, authored and presented results to obtain formal, milestone certification to advance to operational testing.

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

Phillips Laboratory: Advances basic research technologies to development programs.- Consulted, operated experiments and evaluated tactical feasibility of $425K HPM program. - Planned, budgeted and executed an overall $12.3M High Power Microwave (HPM) research effort.- Daily budgeted and controlled 20 fund cites among thirteen project officers.- Provided technical advise to and served as action officer for the Contracting Officer.- Organized review processes and presented results for the $1.2M Award Fee Determination Board.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions And Contracts Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Engineering Physics

Activities and Societies: Reserve Officer Training Corps